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Durham County Council (1974 - 2009)

Reference: DC/CRO Catalogue Title: Durham County Council (1974 - 2009) Area: Catalogue Category: Local Authority Records Description: Durham County Record Office

Covering Dates: 1990-2011

Access: Restrictions on D/CRO 2/1. Apply to County Archivist for access.

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Durham County Record Office (Ref: DC/CRO)Television (Ref: DC/CRO 1/1-2)

DVD of an episode from the BBC series 'Who Do You Think You Are', featuring Kim Cattrall, part of which was filmed at Durham County Record Office with county archivist Liz Bregazzi, 2009
(1 DVD)


VHS tape entitled 'BBC North East and Cumbria Look North Archives', containing news feature about Durham County Record Office and the launch of its online catalogue database, 24 August 2000
(1 VHS, recorded length 2 minutes 16 seconds)

Organisation of the Record Office (Ref: DC/CRO 2/1-2)Organisation, responsibilities and budget (Ref: DC/CRO 2/1)

Analysis, reports and correspondence between the County Archivist and Durham County Council's legal and financial departments relating to the organisation, responsibilities and budget of Durham County Record Office, 10 March 1993 - 14 January 1997
(1 file)

Business plans (Ref: DC/CRO 2/2/1-2)

Business plan, 1992/93 [included in business plan of County Secretary and Solicitor's Department]
(1 booklet, printed)


Business plan, 1994/95 [included in business plan of County Secretary and Solicitor's Department]
(1 booklet, printed)

Archive Storage (Ref: DC/CRO 3/1-2)

Plan of the basement, County Hall, including County Record Office strongrooms 3 and 1, showing layout of Halon gas fire suppression system for proposed replacement with Inergen gas, May 2001
(1 plan, 84cm x 60cm, printed)


Plan of lower ground floor, County Hall, including County Record Office strongrooms 4, 7, 8, 9 and 13, showing layout of Halon gas fire suppression system for proposed replacement with Inergen gas, May 2001
(1 plan, 84cm x 60cm, printed)

Archive education projects (Ref: DC/CRO 4/1-5)Poems and writings on the First World War (Ref: DC/CRO 4/1/1-2)

This project was a collaboration between Durham County Record Office, the DLI Museum and the Mid and North Durham Leadership Incentive Grant Collaborative of six schools, in the Summer Terms of 2004-2005


Poems and writings on the First World War, Mid and North Durham LIG Collaborative Year 9 More Able and Talented Pupils, Summer 2004
(1 booklet, printed)


Poems and writings on the First World War, Mid and North Durham LIG Collaborative Year 9 More Able and Talented Pupils, Summer 2005
(1 booklet, printed)

Make Space (Ref: DC/CRO 4/2/1-2)

Make Space: memories of three schools, hopes for one was a Creative Partnerships project between Durham County Record Office and the Education Village, Darlington, which brought together three schools into one new school: Beaumont Hill, Haughton and Springfield. A spin-off project was a partnership with Beaumont Hill School and Heighington C of E Primary School. 2005


Make Space: memories of three schools, hopes for one, photographs, drawings, digital art and design by students of the Education Village, Darlington, 2005
(1 booklet, printed)


Ringing the Changes: a history of St Michael's church bells, researched by pupils from Beaumont Hill School, Darlington and Heighington C of E Primary School, 2005 This project was funded by a BT School's Award and Leading Edge
(1 booklet, printed)

Sharp Practice (Ref: DC/CRO 4/3/1)

Sharp Practice was an original play revealing the heritage of slavery in the North East and the role of the Durham abolitionists, devised and produced by Jackass Youth Theatre in collaboration with Jack Drum Arts, funded by Durham County Council Youth Engagement Service, Wear Valley Arts, Arts Council England and Heritage Lottery Fund Young Roots, 2008
Research was carried out by the young people in partnership with Durham County Record Office


Sharp Practice project information, March 2008
(1 booklet, printed)

Cultural Hubs (Ref: DC/CRO 4/4/1-4)

Cultural Hubs were developed in County Durham, Telford and Bournemouth & Poole by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Arts Council England and the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council, together with the Department for Education and Skills. The aim of Cultural Hubs was to explore a model for delivering a workable cultural offer for children an young people, at the heart of which is partnership working and joint planning between the cultural and education sectors.
The County Durham Cultural Hub was managed by The Forge, and was made up of nine schools, and six cultural organisations including Durham County Record Office.
The projects were delivered in partnership with artists.


Cultural Hubs, baseline findings, Hayton Associates on behalf of Arts Council England and the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council, March 2006
(1 booklet, printed)


Cultural Hubs: an evaluation of Year One, Hayton Associates on behalf of Arts Council England and the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council, March 2007
(1 file, printed)


Cultural Hubs: an evaluation of Year Two, executive summary, Hayton Associates on behalf of Arts Council England and the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council, January 2008
(1 booklet, printed)


Cultural Hubs: final evaluation 2008, Hayton Associates on behalf of Arts Council England and the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council, January 2009
(1 booklet, printed)


Look at the Landscape, Cultural Hub Durham Year Two, focusing on the individual journeys of some educational and cultural partners and giving details of the programmes, including those in which Durham County Record Office was a partner: Mary Ann Cotton book design with Tanfield School; the lives of immigrants into County Durham with St John's Roman Catholic School and Sixth Form Centre, Bishop Auckland; The Lambton Worm story book with Tanfield Lea Junior School, 2007
(1 booklet, printed)


The Lambton Worm, by Year 4 children from Tanfield Lea Junior School, working with Durham County Record Office and other Cultural Hub partners, 2007
(1 booklet, printed)


Winston's Angels, World War II and the Aycliffe Angels by Year 6 pupils from St Mary's & St Joseph's RC Primary Schools, Newton Aycliffe, and Year 7 pupils from St John's Catholic School and Sixth Form Centre, Bishop Auckland, working with Durham County Record Office and other Cultural Hub partners, 2009 This was part of the Metamorphosis Programme developed by The Forge and supported by Arts Council England and Durham County Council as a result of Cultural Hubs
(1 booklet, printed)

Journeys into History (Ref: DC/CRO 4/5/1-3)

Journeys Into History: booklet describing CDROM multimedia resource package developed by Durham Microtechnology Centre and Durham Record Office, 1994
(1 booklet, printed)


Leaflet advertising Journeys Into History, 1994
(1 booklet, printed)


Leaflet advertising a training day on Journeys Into History, at the Durham ScITech Centre, 30 November 1994
(1 booklet, printed)

Exhibitions (Ref: DC/CRO 5/1)

Publicity for Durham County Record Office exhibitions: Bede 150 Years - Hild 130 Years, Durham University Library, January-February 1990 Horticulture, Durham County Libraries, October 2006 - September 2007 The Man Behind the Museum: the 200th anniversary of John Bowes, June 2011
(5 papers, printed)

Publications (Ref: DC/CRO 6/1)

One Hundred Years of Service, County Council Centenary booklet, 1990
(1 booklet, printed)

Projects (Ref: DC/CRO 7/1)Image of the Soldier (Ref: DC/CRO 7/1/1)

Poster advertising the launch of the Image of the Soldier, 7 May 2005
(1 paper, printed)

Events (Ref: DC/CRO 8/1)Yesterday Belongs to You (Ref: DC/CRO 8/1/1-7)

Poster for Yesterday Belongs to You: Local and Family History Day, 16 October 1993
(1 paper, printed)


Poster for Yesterday Belongs to You: Local and Family History Day, 8 April 1995
(1 paper, printed)


Poster for Yesterday Belongs to You: Local and Family History Day, 12 April 1997
(1 paper, printed)


Poster for Yesterday Belongs to You: Local and Family History Day, 17 April 1999
(1 paper, printed)


Poster for Yesterday Belongs to You: Local and Family History Day, 7 April 2001
(1 paper, printed)


Poster for Yesterday Belongs to You: Local and Family History Day, 5 April 2003
(1 paper, printed)


Poster for Yesterday Belongs to You: Local and Family History Day, 14 May 2005
(1 paper, printed)